If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
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Verse 13 is found in chapter 31 of Job. Job continues listing ethical responsibilities: treating servants fairly, helping the poor and widows, not trusting in wealth, and not worshiping the sun or moon. His argument presents an integrated vision of piety in which social justice, sexuality, wealth, and idolatry are all related to accountability before God.
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Hab ich verachtet das Recht meines Knechtes oder meiner Magd, wenn sie eine Sache wider mich hatten?
Si hubiera tenido en poco el derecho de mi siervo y de mi sierva, Cuando ellos pleitearan conmigo,
Si he despreciado el derecho de mi siervo o de mi sierva cuando tenían una queja contra mí,
Si j'ai méprisé le droit de mon serviteur ou de ma servante Lorsqu'ils étaient en contestation avec moi,
Se io ho disdegnato di comparire in giudicio col mio servitore, E con la mia servente, Quando hanno litigato meco;
Se desprezei o direito do meu servo ou da minha serva, quando eles contendiam comigo;
「我的僕婢與我爭辯, 我若藐視不聽他們的冤情,
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